Skillet Chicken with Garlic Herb Butter Sauce

The perfect chicken recipe! This super quick and easy seared skillet chicken topped with a delicious garlic and herb pan sauce that’s sure to be a hit! It’s a flavorful protein rich dish, and just what you need for busy weekdays.

You’ll Love This Pan Seared Chicken Recipe!

Who says you need bone-in, skin-on chicken to get lots of flavor?? What you really need is a good sear on your chicken, lots of those delicious browned bits at the bottom of the pan…

And some butter. Everything is better with butter.

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Then fresh herbs add a final layer of flavor.

Trust me this is a chicken recipe you don’t want to miss out on! You get perfectly tender, moist chicken breasts and a sauce people will want to it by the spoonful!

Plus it can easily be ready in under 25 minutes so there’s just no reason not to try this!

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Ingredients You’ll Need for This Recipe

Chicken breasts

Fresh garlic

Olive oil

Salt and pepper

Low-sodium chicken stock or dry white wine

Unsalted butter

Fresh sage, thyme and rosemary

Scroll below for full printable recipe.

How to Make Chicken with Pan Sauce

Heat a skillet. Pound thicker parts of chicken to even their thickness.

Dab chicken dry. Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.

Add oil to skillet, then add chicken.

Cook chicken through (turning once). Transfer to a plate.

Melt 1 1/2 Tbsp butter in same skillet. Add in garlic and sage and saute until golden brown.

Pour in chicken broth and scrape up browned bits.

Add remaining butter to to skillet along with remaining herbs.

Return chicken to pan and spoon sauce over top.

Tips for Pan Seared Chicken

Pound the thicker parts of the chicken breasts with a meat mallet to even out their thickness, this way it cooks evenly.

Dab the chicken dry. The drier exterior will encourage browning.

Cook in oil so the chicken doesn’t stick. Don’t use too much or it will just splatter all over the place. You can also use a splatter screen to reduce splatter further.

Don’t move chicken around as it cooks. You’ll get better browning if you let it sit still and only move once when flipping.

Take the temp! It should register from 160 – 165 degrees on an instant read thermometer, go over that and it starts to dry.

Use up those browned bits stuck to the pan for a pan sauce! That’s right that golden brown stuff stuck on the pan afterward creates an incredibly flavorful sauce.

Can I Use Other Herbs?

And like I mentioned in the recipe, feel free to swap out the herbs I listed for others you like or what you have on hand like oregano, marjoram, parsley, basil.

Just note that some you’ll want to be more heavy handed with like the parsley as it has a lighter flavor.

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105 comments

Dylan Danford: I did this except I decided to bake it in the oven and it came out AMAZING 😉! I tried one of them wrapped in Bacon because I’m a bacon freak as well and serve it with garlic sautéed green beans on the side December 6, 2018 at 1:49amReply

Alizay: HI !
Can I use dry herbs than fresh ones? Will it give the Same flavor November 2, 2018 at 8:19amReply

Jaclyn: Dry herbs will work, the flavor will be a bit different but should still be delicious. November 17, 2018 at 12:55pmReply

colleen: Any chance you could supplement this recipe with the potatoes and green beans in the picture? I want to make my plate look just like yours! October 25, 2018 at 1:54pmReply

Jaclyn: I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks for letting me know! July 3, 2018 at 10:32amReply

Denise K.: Thank you for this delicious recipe! I was looking for a dish that could be made with items I had on hand. I followed it as printed, using three herbs from my garden. Beautiful and flavorful ???? June 11, 2018 at 6:01pmReply

Jaclyn: Thanks for the wonderful feedback! June 11, 2018 at 6:15pmReply

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